Stan Simpson Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 I have several fossils that look like vertebra to me. I have taken shots of each side of 2 fossils in each photo. I know it's unlikely to identify them but I thought I would at least share them with the members. They all come from the same dredge location near Houston Texas. I have found a number of other pieces I will share in the same format. Thanks you all so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 In the second and third sets of pictures, the fossil on the right is probably a perissodactyl (horse or tapir) astragalus (ankle bone). In the last set, the larger fossil is an artiodactyl (bison/camel/etc.) astragalus. All of the rest of the fossils appear to be various vertebrae or pieces of vertebrae. -Joe 2 Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I agree with Joe. If you post the astragali individually with something to show scale you may get specific IDs on them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Simpson Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 Thanks for your advice. I'll post the photos with a scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Location and age information would help also. Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Simpson Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 Hello Tony, They were all found near Houston Texas in a dredge operation very recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 @ynot...based on the other types of fossils (tapir, horse, etc.) that are coming from the same dredging operation, these fossils are likely Pleistocene. The astragalus in Pictures 1/2 is likely a horse (Equus sp.) The astragalus in Pictures 5/6 is definitely artiodactyl and, based on its size and on the other fossils coming from this area, it could be Bison sp. The astragalus in Pictures 15/16 is a little tougher because it looks like part of the bone has been broken off or eroded away. -Joe 2 Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I agree, they are astragali. The first one in order looks to be Horse (Equus) astragalus. Here are some comparative images from Europe: Equus hydruntinus (REGALIA, 1907) 3 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Bison priscus (BOJANUS, 1827) - astragalus 3 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Bison priscus (BOJANUS, 1827) - astragalus 3 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 excerpt from Atlas of Animal Bones. For Prehistorians, Archaeologists and Quaternary Geologists - Elisabeth Schmid; Elsevier, New York, 1972. 3 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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